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Sunday, September 24

Greenville, SC

University of Memphis

Lady Paladin Invitational

Photo by: Joe Murphy

Sep 24, 2017 | Women's Golf

Lady Paladin Invitational Post Rnd 3 Stats Sheets (1)

Three Lady Tigers finish in the top 20.

By: Tammy DeGroff

MEMPHIS – The University of Memphis women's golf team fired a day three 288 to finish fifth at the 17-team Lady Paladin Invitational at Furman University in South Carolina, Sunday. Host Furman won the event with an 857, followed by Daytona State at 867. Memphis finished four strokes behind Middle Tennessee (875) for the top five finish.

Memphis had three players finish in the top 20 led by Michaela Fletcher's eighth place finish. For the second straight day, Fletcher carded an even par 72 to finish with a 215 (-1). Sydney Colwill finished in a tie for 12^th with a day three 70, her best round of the event, to finish at 219 (+3). Emily Goldenstein rounded out the top 20 finishers for Memphis with a 71 on Sunday. That moved her in to a tie for 16^th overall at 220 (+4).

Abby Herrmann was the fourth scorer for Memphis, finishing with a 76 on Sunday for a 227 (+11) for the event. She finished in a tie for 45^th overall.

Madison Thomas carded her best round of the event on Sunday, firing a 75 to finish at 230 (+14), good for 56^th overall.

Jiwon Jeon of Daytona State grabbed individual medalist honors with a 205 (-11), a two stroke lead over Furman's Haylee Harford. Madison Caldwell from Kennesaw State finished third at 209, and Middle Tennessee's Jenna Burris and Furman's Alice Chen tied for fourth at 212.

In all, eight golfers, including Fletcher, finished under par for the tournament.

Memphis will be back in competition Oct. 1-3, competing in the Magnolia Invitational in Starkville, Mississippi. That event will be one of three in the month of October for the Lady Tigers. Memphis will also compete in the University of Louisville's Cardinal Cup (Oct. 21-22) and the Rainbow Wahine Invitational (Oct. 31-Nov. 1).

1. Furman	293	284	280	857	-7
2. Daytona State	284	289	294	867	+3
3. Kennesaw State	298	289	287	874	+10
4. Middle Tennessee	295	288	292	875	+11
5. Memphis	300	291	288	879	+15
T6. Virginia Tech	288	299	297	884	+20
T6. Augusta University	303	294	287	884	+20
8. UNC Wilmington	298	297	295	890	+26
9. Southern Miss	304	290	299	893	+29
10. Chattanooga	303	289	303	895	+31
11. East Tennessee State	298	302	297	897	+33
12. Ole Miss	311	294	293	898	+34
13. James Madison	308	301	299	908	+44
14. Georgia State	307	307	301	915	+51
15. LSU	309	305	302	916	+52
16. Georgia Southern	312	311	314	937	+73
17. Western Carolina	327	335	325	987	+123
Individuals
1. Jiwon Jeon, Daytona State	64	71	70	205	-11
2. Haylee Harford, Furman	71	70	66	207	-9
3. Madison Caldwell, Kennesaw State	72	70	67	209	-7
T4. Jenna Burris, Middle Tennessee	73	70	69	212	-4
T4. Alice Chen, Furman	70	71	71	212	-4
6. Hollie Muse, Daytona State	70	71	72	213	-3
7. Loy Hee Ying, East Tennessee	70	73	71	214	-2
8. Michaela Fletcher, Memphis	71	72	72	215	-1
9. Nichaad Satasuk, Southern Miss	79	68	70	217	+1
T10. Carolina Caudill, Middle Tennessee	71	73	74	218	+2
T10. Teresa Diez-Moliner, Augusta	73	73	72	218	+2
T12. Roanne Tomlinson, Kennesaw State	76	72	71	219	+3
T12. Elizabeth Bose, Virginia Tech	70	76	73	219	+3
T12. Thao My Nguyen, UNCW	72	78	69	219	+3
T12. Sydney Colwill, Memphis	76	73	70	219	+3
T16. Jessica Spicer, Virginia Tech	71	74	75	220	+4
T16. Kayla Thompson, UNCW	71	76	73	220	+4
T16. Reona Hirai, Furman	77	70	73	220	+4
T16. Emily Goldenstein, Memphis	77	72	71	220	+4
T16. Valentina Haupt, Southern Miss	71	73	76	220	+4